Asiaticoside

Catalog No.S3616 Batch:S361601

Technical Data

Formula	C₄₈H₇₈O₁₉
Molecular Weight	959.12	CAS No.	16830-15-2
Solubility (25°C)*	In vitro	DMSO	100 mg/mL (104.26 mM)
		Water	Insoluble
		Ethanol	Insoluble
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Biological Activity

Description	Asiaticoside (Ba 2742, BRN0078195, CCRIS8995, NSC166062, Emdecassol,Madecassol), the major active principle of Centella asiatica, prevents ultraviolet A-dependent photoaging by suppressing ultraviolet A-induced reactive oxygen species production. It also decreases DNA binding by MITF.
In vitro	In the central nervous system, Asiaticoside has been shown to attenuate in vitro neuronal damage caused by exposure to β-amyloid. In cultured mouse cortical neurons exposed to glutamate-induced excitotoxicity invoked by N-methyl-D-aspartate, pretreatment with Asiaticoside decreases neuronal cell loss in a concentration-dependent manner and restored changes in expression of apoptotic-related proteins Bcl-2 and Bax. Asiaticoside pretreatment also attenuates the upregulation of NR2B expression, a subunit of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, but does not affect expression of NR2A subunits. It also significantly inhibits Ca 2+ influx induced by N-methyl-D-aspartate^[1]. Presence of asiaticoside along with the DNA during irradiation prevents the relaxation of the supercoiled form to the open circular form^[2].
In vivo	In vivo studies demonstrate that Asiaticoside could attenuate neurobehavioral, neurochemical and histological changes in transient focal middle cerebral artery occlusion animals. In addition, Asiaticoside shows anxiolytic effects in acute and chronic stress animals. It has been shown to have wound healing effects, anti-infammatory effects, and promotes liver protective activity^[1]. Administration of asiaticoside prior to whole-body radiation exposure of the mice prevents this increase in radiation-induced increase in comet parameters, which could be the result of protection to DNA under in vivo conditions of radiation exposure^[2].

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:^{^[1]}	Cell lines Cortical neurons Concentrations 0.1, 1, 10, 100 μM Incubation Time 24 h Method Cortical neurons cultured for 7 days in vitro are divided into three groups: control, NMDA treatment (200 μmol/L NMDA and 10 μmol/L glycine, NMDA receptor co-activator) and Asiaticoside pretreatment (Asiaticoside (less than 1%) pretreatment for 24 hours, then NMDA (200 μmol/L) and glycine (10 μmol/L) treatment for another 30 minutes). The NR2B receptor specific antagonist, RO-25-6981, is used as a positive control. The cells are then returned to the original culture medium for further 24 hours.

Cell Assay:^{^[1]}

Cell lines
Cortical neurons
Concentrations
0.1, 1, 10, 100 μM
Incubation Time
24 h
Method
Cortical neurons cultured for 7 days in vitro are divided into three groups: control, NMDA treatment (200 μmol/L NMDA and 10 μmol/L glycine, NMDA receptor co-activator) and Asiaticoside pretreatment (Asiaticoside (less than 1%) pretreatment for 24 hours, then NMDA (200 μmol/L) and glycine (10 μmol/L) treatment for another 30 minutes). The NR2B receptor specific antagonist, RO-25-6981, is used as a positive control. The cells are then returned to the original culture medium for further 24 hours.

References

Selleck's Asiaticoside has been cited by 1 publication

Asiaticoside Antagonizes Proliferation and Chemotherapeutic Drug Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Cells [ Med Sci Monit, 2020, 26:e924435]	PubMed: 32862187

Asiaticoside Antagonizes Proliferation and Chemotherapeutic Drug Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Cells [ Med Sci Monit, 2020, 26:e924435]

PubMed: 32862187

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